Installing and Uninstalling Default Controls
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CONTENTS EPILEPSY WARNING A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light GAMEPLAY . 2 SELECTION . 11 patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a television screen or while INSTALLING HITMAN: WEAPON SELECT SCREEN . 11 playing video games may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures of epilepsy. CONTRACTS . 2 INVENTORY . 11 If you, or anyone in your family, have an epileptic condition, consult your physician prior to playing. If you UNINSTALLING HITMAN: DISPLAYS . 12 experience any of the following while playing a video game – dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle CONTRACTS . 2 ON-SCREEN DISPLAY . 12 twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, any involuntary movement, or convulsions – IMMEDIATELY GAMEPLAY . 3 STATISTICS . 13 discontinue use and consult a physician before resuming play. MENU CONTROLS . 3 TECHNIQUES . 14 PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE DURING USE GAMEPLAY CONTROLS . 3 DISGUISES . 14 • This game disc is intended for use exclusively on Windows®-based systems with the minimum MAIN MENU . 4 SNEAKING . 14 configurations specified on the system requirements of the game purchased. START . 4 CLOSE COMBAT AND • Do not sit too close to the screen. Sit a good distance away from the monitor, as far away as the length OPTIONS . 4 SILENT KILLS . 14 of the cable allows. LOAD . 5 WEAPONS . 15 • Avoid playing if you are tired or have not had much sleep. TRAINING . 5 PISTOLS AND • Make sure that the room in which you are playing is well lit. CREDITS . 5 HANDGUNS . 15 • Rest for at least 10 to 15 minutes per hour while playing a video game. OPTIONS . 6 SUB-MACHINE GUNS (SMGs) . 15 HANDLING YOUR GAME DISC GRAPHICS OPTIONS . 6 ASSAULT RIFLES . .15 • Avoid bending the disc. Do not touch, smudge or scratch its surface. SOUND OPTIONS . 7 CONTROL SETUP OPTIONS . 8 SHOTGUNS . 16 • Do not leave the disc in direct sunlight or near a radiator or other source of heat. MACHINE GUNS . 16 IN-GAME MENU. 9 • Take occasional rest breaks during extended play. SNIPER RIFLES . 16 SAVE . .9 • Always store the disc in its protective case. LOAD . 9 EQUIPMENT . 17 ESRB RATING DELETE SAVE GAMES . 10 BINOCULARS . .17 This product has been rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. For information about the ESRB OPTIONS . 10 MAP . 17 rating, or to comment about the appropriateness of the rating, please contact the ESRB at 1-800-771-3772. RESTART MISSION . 10 NIGHT VISION GOGGLES QUIT . 10 (NVGs) . 17 CONTINUE GAME . 10 HINTS AND TIPS . 17 MISSION BRIEFING . 10 CREDITS . .18 REGISTER YOUR GAME AT WWW.EIDOS.COM INSTALLING AND UNINSTALLING DEFAULT CONTROLS INSTALLING HITMAN: CONTRACTS MENU CONTROLS 1. Quit all applications and close all 3. From this point, follow mouse movement or arrow (cursor) keys Highlight selection windows on your desktop. the onscreen prompts to proceed left mouse button or Enter key Confirm selection click BACK button/Esc key Cancel selection 2. Insert the HITMAN: CONTRACTS through the installation. CD into your CD-ROM drive. 4. When installation is complete, After you close the drive door, you will see options to: a) launch GAMEPLAY CONTROLS the HITMAN: CONTRACTS the game; b) quit without playing E key Action installation menu will appear. the game; or c) read the Readme right mouse button Inventory/Exit sniper mode/Zoom map out text file. (Refer to the Readme file NOTE: If AutoPlay is disabled, the G key Drop weapon or item for updates, manual alterations menu will not appear. To manually Q key Draw/Holster weapon and troubleshooting.) access the installation menu, double- 1 key Equip close combat weapon click on the MY COMPUTER icon on 2 key Equip Pistol your desktop, and then double-click 3 key Equip Sub-machine Gun on the CD-ROM icon that appears 4 key Equip Rifle in the newly opened window. Finally 5 key Equip Binoculars double-click on AUTORUN.EXE 6 key Equip Night Vision Goggles to open the installation menu. 7 key Equip Lockpick M key Map left Ctrl key Crouch/Sneak UNINSTALLING HITMAN: CONTRACTS spacebar Toggle Crouch/Sneak To uninstall the game, use any one 3. Go to the Control Panel and select left Shift key Run of the following three methods: ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS. Click Caps Lock key Toggle Run 1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM on HITMAN: CONTRACTS, click left mouse button Fire/Zoom map in drive to activate AutoPlay. This on the ADD/REMOVE button R key Reload will bring up the Launch Panel. and follow the onscreen prompts. F1 key Toggle 1st and 3rd person camera mode Click on UNINSTALL and follow NOTE: If you experience difficulties F12 key Take screenshot the onscreen prompts. uninstalling HITMAN: CONTRACTS, Esc key Open/Close Pause/Options menu B key Mission briefing 2. Click on the START button from please consult the Troubleshooting Z/C keys Lean left/right the Windows taskbar. Choose and Performance Issues section mouse wheel up/down Zoom in/out PROGRAMS from the pop-up of the ReadMe File. Scroll up/down list menu. Locate the HITMAN: Scroll through maps CONTRACTS shortcut menu, W/A/S/D keys Move forward/back click on UNINSTALL and follow Strafe left/right the onscreen prompts. mouse movement Look up/down Turn left/right 2 3 START, OPTIONS LOAD, TRAINING, CREDITS Each difficulty level has its own LOAD TRAINING permitted number of progress saves If you previously saved your The training area allows you to per mission. game, you can continue it from become familiar with the controls • NORMAL – 7 saves allowed the Load Screen accessed and various abilities of Hitman per level. from the Main Menu. in a non-hostile environment. • EXPERT – 2 saves allowed per level. If you have HITMAN: CONTRACTS It is highly recommended that you save game data on your hard drive, practice the techniques you will need • PROFESSIONAL – 0 saves allowed before starting your missions. per level. then when you select LOAD from the Main Menu, a list of your The training area also serves START save games will be displayed. as a storage area for the weapons OPTIONS Select START in the Main Menu Select the save game you want to you collect during missions. Each to begin a new game. Before Adjust various graphics, sound resume. The game will be restored silhouette represents a weapon the game begins, select your and control settings in the game. at the point where it was saved. that you can collect or unlock difficulty level. (See page 6.) during the game. • SELECT DIFFICULTY CREDITS This menu allows you to select Select CREDITS from the Main Menu a difficulty level (Normal, Expert to see a roster of those responsible or Professional). for HITMAN: CONTRACTS. A number of different factors are influenced by the difficulty level you choose. These factors include: • The amount of damage Hitman can receive before dying. • The amount of accuracy shown on the map. • The reaction speed and firing accuracy of guards and targets. 4 5 GRAPHICS OPTIONS SOUND OPTIONS To open the Options Menu, select • RESOLUTION: Set the display SOUND OPTIONS HITMAN: CONTRACTS EAX OPTIONS from the Main Menu resolution. Use this menu to configure sound ADVANCED HD (3.0) SUPPORT or press the Esc key to pause a game • TEXTURE RESOLUTION: Drag and audio settings: Each location in the HITMAN: and select OPTIONS from the slider right to increase • MUSIC: Move the slider to adjust CONTRACTS game world has its own the Pause Menu. texture quality. the game’s music volume. set of acoustics properties, providing Three sub-menus are available • TEXTURE FILTER: Set BILINEAR lifelike EAX® ADVANCED HD™ • SPEECH: Move the slider to adjust with options for adjusting the game’s (fastest), TRILINEAR (slower), Environmental Reverb. Graphics, Sound and Control Setup. the volume of spoken dialogue. or ANISOTROPIC (slowest). EAX® Environment Morphing™ • EFFECTS: Move the slider • DXT COMPRESSION: Enable smoothes the transition between to adjust the volume of in-game GRAPHICS OPTIONS or disable texture compression. rooms, while EAX Occlusion muffles sound effects. sound sources in different zones. Use these two menus to set your • GAMMA CORRECTION: Adjust • 3D SOUND RENDERER: Set graphics and display choices. the screen brightness. These EAX® ADVANCED HD™ DIRECTSOUND or OPEN AL. technologies are combined to serve • DRAW DISTANCE: Drag the slider • POST FILTER: Adjust the slider to • EAX: Enable EAX 3D sound. up a super-realistic sonic experience right to increase the visible change the level of special graphics when you play HITMAN: distance. effects applied in the game. • NUMBER OF VOICES: Set CONTRACTS on a Sound Blaster® • OBJECT DETAIL: Drag the slider (You need a modern graphics card the maximum number of voices Audigy® 2 ZS sound card! right to increase the level of detail to take advantage of the latest played at one time. on objects. graphics effects.) • SHADOWS: Enable or disable character shadows. • WEATHER EFFECTS: Enable or disable weather effects. • SUBTITLES: Enable or disable the display of in-game subtitles. • BLOOD AND GORE: Toggle the display of blood ON/OFF. 6 7 CONTROL SETUP OPTIONS SAVE AND LOAD CONTROL SETUP OPTIONS • VERTICAL TURN SENSITIVITY: 3. Select CREATE NEW to create Move the slider to adjust the speed a new save game or select Use this menu to configure various at which Hitman looks up and a save game to overwrite. control settings: down. Use a higher setting 5. To resume a saved game, follow • MOUSE SPEED: Drag the slider for faster response. the steps in LOAD below. to the right to increase overall • BUTTON CONFIGURATION: Make mouse sensitivity. your own control assignments NOTE: You cannot save your • INVERT UP/DOWN AIM: Change for the keyboard and/or mouse.